Summary:
ZIP code 87571 in Taos, New Mexico serves about 2,477 students across 10 schools — five elementary, one middle, and four high schools — split between one large traditional district and a cluster of small standalone charter and independent districts.
The strongest results in the area come from its smaller schools. Taos Integrated School Of Arts ranks in the 83rd percentile of New Mexico K–8 schools with 4 stars for three straight years, and its math proficiency of 37.9% is far above the state's 25.54%, achieved even though 80.47% of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Taos Academy is the top high school here, ranking in the 77th percentile with 4 stars sustained over three years, above-state scores in every subject, and a 92.1% graduation rate. Taos Municipal Charter has the area's highest language arts proficiency (55.41%), though its star rating has slipped from 5 to 3 in three years.
The larger traditional schools struggle most in math. At Taos High (749 students, the area's largest), 11th-grade math is 11.68% and the graduation rate is 70.9%, about 10 points below the state. Taos Middle is the only 1-star ranked school locally, and Taos International School is the lowest-ranked, with math under half the state rate. One bright spot: Enos Garcia Elementary improved from the 22nd to the 37th percentile, lifting language arts from 36.31% to 46.31%. Note that test scores are suppressed (unknown, not zero) at Vista Grande High School, Taos Cyber Magnet, and Taos Day School because of their very small enrollments.
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